CHINO HILLS >> In a hotly contested quarterfinals matchup Monday afternoon that lasted well into the evening, Chino Hills came away with its third straight penalty kick victory of the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs, winning 5-4 over Westlake.

“To win three penalty kicks in a row, I know our lucks running out, and hopefully we can win the next one in regulation,” Huskies coach Andy Plascencia said. “Nobody’s played as many minutes as we have with three penalty kick games, and our fitness and preparation is great, we’ll just keep going.”

The game was tied at 0-0 after regulation and two overtimes.

Chino Hills (26-2) scored on all five of its penalty kicks while the Marmonte League’s Warriors (14-5-1) scored on their first four kicks.

The fifth Warriors player kicked the ball high towards the left post, but Huskies goalkeeper Ricki Ives dived to secure the victory with a block.

“It was a hard game, the referee was making some sketchy calls, by not calling it both ways, but we did a great job to battle and after 100 minutes of soccer and penalty kicks, I’m beyond thrilled,” said Ives.

Throughout the match, the Huskies dominated ball possession and had numerous shots on goal that didn’t end up in the net.

But after Ives blocked that final penalty kick, the entire team was relieved.

“I knew this was my time after going through so many penalty kick games, and I just wanted to step up,” Ives said. “To go back to the semifinals is beyond amazing.”

Late in the second half of regulation, the Huskies had multiple opportunities to score but couldn’t come away. Dayna Garcia caught a crossing pass in front of the net as she headbutted the ball just above the post, missing the potential score. Ashley Gonzales missed two potential goals wide left and wide right late. The Huskies applied tough pressure late, but the Warriors defense did enough to move the game into overtime.

In the first overtime, Gonzales missed a potential score as her kick bounced off the top of the post, negating another opportunity.

Into the second overtime, a Warriors player just missed the game-winning score as Ives got caught out of position attempting a save, but her teammates came to the rescue as a Huskies player stepped right in front of the goal way to kick out the Warriors’ shot attempt.